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THOMAS: Calgary's housing crisis is affordability that blanket upzoning can’t solve
Myke Thomas
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Blanket upzoning was never about affordability. It was all about Housing Accelerator Fund money.
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EDITORIAL: Raise the flags and spare the churches — 'mass graves' body count remains zero
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The government’s response to unverified claims of mass graves at residential schools has been reckless, emotional, and unsupported by evidence.
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Calgary
THOMAS: Calgary's housing crisis is affordability that blanket upzoning can’t solve
Myke Thomas
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EYRE: ‘Lawfare’: How a weaponized Charter of Rights is preventing governments from governing
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Calgary
THOMAS: City of Calgary must not spend millions of taxpayer dollars on luxury home lots
Myke Thomas
24 Aug 2025
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MORGAN: Another day, another mass burial hoax
Cory Morgan
24 Aug 2025
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STIRLING: Carbon capture carrot for oil companies and stick for taxpayers
Michelle Stirling
23 Aug 2025
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AUBUT: From apathy to agency, rebuilding Canada’s democracy
Western Standard Guest Columnist
23 Aug 2025
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JOHNSON: Racket or reckoning? Woke apocalypse hits the courts
Christopher Oldcorn
23 Aug 2025
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BARCLAY: Liberal mass migration policies have eroded public safety in Canada and Alberta
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23 Aug 2025
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WATCH: How sustainable is Canadian municipalities' spending?
In 2023, on average, Canadian municipalities spent $5,851 per person annually.
Leah Mushet
23 Aug 2025
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HANNAFORD: American advice for Canada's PM - 'Get rid of DEI!'
Nigel Hannaford
22 Aug 2025
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WATCH: Defending your home is a crime in Canada
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WATCH: OneBC leader files private prosecution against Samidoun co-founder Charlotte Kates
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20 Aug 2025
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Saskatchewan
Premier Moe plans China trip as canola tariffs hit Saskatchewan farmers
Western Standard News Services
22 Aug 2025
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Air Canada flight attendants’ tentative deal, no penalty for illegal strike, ‘ground pay’
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20 Aug 2025
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Air Canada, flight attendants reach tentative deal to end strike
Christopher Oldcorn
19 Aug 2025
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Air Canada flight attendants strike ruled ‘unlawful’ by labour board
Christopher Oldcorn
18 Aug 2025
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EDITORIAL: Air Canada flight attendants choose greed over country
Western Standard Editorial Board
15 Aug 2025
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Alberta
Here’s the percentage of your auto insurance premium that goes to the Alberta government
Toula Mazloum
03 Aug 2025
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Cheaper embryonic screening lets you select your baby's intelligence
Leah Mushet
03 Aug 2025
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